Patents Examined by Samica L Norman
  • Patent number: 8452699
    Abstract: A structured reference credit decision device includes a database configured to store information related to applicants, potential customers, referencers, potential referencers, lenders, and other third parties, a fetch data component coupled with the database, the fetch data component configured to receive input application information, fetch relevant information from the database, based on the application information, related to a subject applicant of the input application information and at least one referencer, and generate a plurality of linked data packages based on the fetched information, and an evaluation device coupled with the fetch data component, the evaluation engine configure to apply credit outcome models to the plurality of linked data packages and generate a recommendation relative to the subject applicant or application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Global Analytics, Inc
    Inventor: Theodore James Crooks
  • Patent number: 8447688
    Abstract: Embodiments consistent with the present invention provide a credit enhancement structure for risk allocation between parties that minimizes the regulatory capital reserve requirement impact to an institution subject to capital reserve requirement. A subject pool of assets held by the institution, such as a pool of loans, is rated to determine its risk levels. Based on the rated risk levels, a guarantor party agrees to be responsible for a portion of the risk associated with the pool of assets, which may define the maximum risk exposure of the institution holding the asset pool. The risk-rated capital reserve requirements are applied to the asset pool based on the risk level rating and the guarantor's agreed upon risk responsibility such that the institution holds a reduced amount of reserve capital compared to what it would otherwise be required to hold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Freddie Mac
    Inventors: Paul A. Thomas, Robert J. Fishman, Clifford V. Rossi, Martin M. Loketek
  • Patent number: 8447692
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing a personal financial network service are provided. The method may use an electronic information processing platform. The method may include storing information relating to a first participant account. The method may also include storing information relating to a second participant account. The systems and methods of the invention may further include storing information relating to a group of accounts containing the first participant and the second participant account, wherein first said account and second said account are stored independently of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Susan S. Thomas, William F. Borowski, Kazi M. Ariff, Carol A. Smith, Judith M. Anderson, Steven K. Hayes, Thomas D. Kelley, Neal G. Wolfson, Sean M. O'Connor, Russell W. Tipper, Jeffrey P. Judd, William J. Aheron, Yicong Li, Shane A. Johnson, James P. Kirkman, Jeffrey H. Bierer
  • Patent number: 8447647
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for making payment with discounted prices using temporary card numbers and temporary card number issue information including at least the discount location selected by a user, discount medium and payment medium. The user's mobile terminal transmits the temporary card number issue information to a temporary card number issue device for generating a temporary card number with the temporary card number information and transmitting the selected temporary card number to the mobile terminal for transmitting the generated temporary card number and temporary card number issue information to a credit authorization terminal (CAT) to request transaction authorization to approve payment of the transacted price less a calculated discount based on the temporary card issue information subject to the proviso that the payment authorization is requested within a predetermined time following the issuance of the temporary card as the temporary card is voided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: SK Planet Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ji-Hoon Shin
  • Patent number: 8442915
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for authentication. A first request for a transaction is received from a communications device, the first request comprising collation information of a customer to be authenticated and a price of a product or service to be purchased by the customer. An authentication level is set based on the price. A second request is transmitted to a mobile communications device of the customer. Authentication information is received from the mobile communications device, the authentication information comprising identification information of the customer. The authentication information is transmitted to the communications device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Daita Frontier Fund, LLC
    Inventors: Sunao Takatori, Hisanori Kiyomatsu
  • Patent number: 8438089
    Abstract: A transaction verification system and method may include receiving an interaction record describing communications between parties regarding a transaction event. The interaction record may include interactions having multiple communication formats. Transaction data describing transaction parameters input into a trading system during the transaction even may be compared to the interaction record. A matching score may be calculated that indicates a level of similarity between the interaction record and the transaction data. The matching score may be calculated for multiple of transaction events in an interaction log, and an interaction log score may be calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Nice Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Moshe Wasserblat, Gudmundur Kristjansson, Cromwell Fraser, Zvika Moretzky, Bastiaan Schonhage, Yaron Morgenstern, Tzach Ashkenazi, Ezra Daya, Oren Pereg
  • Patent number: 8438103
    Abstract: A market map interface displays market information and trader-related information associated with at least two tradable objects. In one embodiment, the at least two graphical interfaces may be linked, and a user may define one or more adjustment parameters to be used to adjust the view of information being displayed via the linked graphical interfaces. For instance, a user may initiate repositioning of one of the linked graphical interfaces, thus, effectively, causing other linked graphical interfaces to be repositioned according to the defined adjustment parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Kline, Michael J. Burns, Robert A. West
  • Patent number: 8433589
    Abstract: Pursuant to some embodiments, a computer system for pricing a paycheck term policy is provided which includes a processor, a communication device in communication with the processor the communication device configured to receive an input data set, the input data set including at least an issue age of an insured associated with the policy, a desired death benefit payment amount, an underwriting class associated with the insured, and an interest rate factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: The Prudential Insurance Company of America
    Inventors: Paul M. Fischer, Stephen A. Roche, Michael J. Roscoe, Mary Katherine Weise
  • Patent number: 8433649
    Abstract: This document describes techniques for implementing a collateralized loan with periodic draws subject to a triggering event. These techniques include receiving funds from a client and establishing a credit line collateralized by the funds. The techniques may further include periodically dispensing an amount from the credit line upon occurrence of a predetermined event (e.g., the client's attainment of a certain age) and until death of the client. At the death of the client, any remaining funds may then be released to, for example, the client's estate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Goldman, Sachs & Co.
    Inventors: William J. Cassano, Alexander A Dubitsky, Amar Kuchinad, Charles McGarraugh, Samuel Ramos
  • Patent number: 8429040
    Abstract: Systems and methods for data brokering, and more specifically, data brokering regarding a data provider's search-related activities, are described. In particular implementations, various aspects of facilitating a compensation arrangement between a data provider and a data consumer regarding one or more data-provider-related search activities are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Gary W. Flake, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, William Henry Mangione-Smith, Richard F. Rashid, Clarence T. Tegreene, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8423441
    Abstract: A computer based system and method for processing financial accounts. Each account is defined by multiple daily account balance records. Each daily account balance record is defined by a daily account balance record posting state that defines the types of transactions that may be posted to the daily account record balance at any one time. The various daily account balance records defining a single account may have different daily account balance record posting states, thereby allowing different types of transactions for different account days to be posted to the same account simultaneously. The resulting account processing system and method provides customers greater flexibility in transferring money between accounts and provides banking entities greater flexibility in account processing timing and reducing operational costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Metavante Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Dempster, Glenn R. Sonsalla
  • Patent number: 8423462
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses for providing wallet server information to an entity using a real-time mobile wallet server (MWS) are disclosed herein. The MWS may receive a request for personal information from an entity. The MWS may then display to a user a summary of the request, a list of selections available in the wallet server that may satisfy the request, and a list of selectable response options for the user to choose to respond to the entity. In some aspects, the wallet server may store username and associated passwords, payment information, and/or contact information. In further aspects, the MWS may generate limited-use payment information associated with existing payment information. The MWS may communicate ad hoc messaging to the entity using voice-based or real-time text-based communications over an established communication link between the MWS and entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Amacker, Philip Yuen, Diwakar Gupta, Chih-Jen Huang
  • Patent number: 8423447
    Abstract: A system and method for allocating stock and cash amounts to individual trades in a netted trade. The system and method include bundling individual securities trades into a netted trade, transmitting the netted trade to a clearing house, receiving a settlement message from the clearing house, and allocating stock and cash amounts to individual trades in the netted trade in a manner consistent with the settlement message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: JP Morgan Chase Bank
    Inventors: Paul A. Treacy, Julian Clark, Patricia Bevan, Tim M. Palmer, Jeffery E. Moore, Matthew S. Stark, Edward J. Coad, Michael J. McNeillis
  • Patent number: 8423448
    Abstract: A system, method, and corresponding computer program product facilitates trading of a standardized contract. The terms of the contract may be such that it provides a payout from one party to the other based on the price, yield, level or other measure of an asset, basket, index, financial contract, other financial instrument or some economically significant variable observed at or around two specified times, both such times being after the time that the standardized contract is first available for trading. Alternatively, the terms of the contract may be such that it provides that one party has the right but not the obligation either to purchase or to sell some asset at a price which is determined at a first specified time, such right to be exercised at some time not later than the second specified time, both such times being after the time that the standardized contract is first available for trading. These and other related contracts are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Hodgson Global Enterprises Limited
    Inventor: Michael John Hodgson
  • Patent number: 8412601
    Abstract: A method to evaluate anti-money laundering risk may include identifying a person or other legal entity to be evaluated. A country may be selected associated with the person or other legal entity. At least one financial product or financial instrument associated with the person or other legal entity may be selected. The method may also include selecting a customer type associated with the person or other legal entity. A risk rating may be determined based on responses to predetermined criteria related to the selected country, the at least one selected financial product and the selected customer type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Henry W. Grant, Jr., Tyler Reynolds
  • Patent number: 8401951
    Abstract: A system conducts anonymous negotiations and supports indications-of-interest (IOIs) in trading stock. The system includes a database for storing public orders received from a public stock trading system; and a server for receiving hidden orders from a plurality of users and for conducting anonymous negotiations between first and second users with the hidden orders. The server repeatedly accesses the database to determine a match of any one of the hidden orders with any one of the public orders, and to execute a pair of orders selected from the hidden orders and the public orders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Bloomberg L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin Foley, Kim Bang
  • Patent number: 8386386
    Abstract: A credit card fraud reduction system is disclosed. The system comprises a computer system and an application. The application, when executed on the computer system, applies increased credit card fraud prevention procedures to use of an electronic credit card application in a mobile electronic device, based on a changed communication usage pattern of the mobile electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: Kevin Zhu
  • Patent number: 8386368
    Abstract: A position associated with a synthetic spread order may be managed where a status of a synthetic spread order is identified as legged. The synthetic spread order may have at least one child hedge order pending at an electronic exchange and in response, a bracket order is submitted to an electronic exchange for the tradeable object associated with a filled leg of the synthetic spread. In response to execution of the bracket order, the child hedge order may be cancelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick J. Rooney
  • Patent number: 8374946
    Abstract: The invention provides back-end functionality for order processing in electronic order book trading. A sell/buy order is received comprising a lower/upper limit and a conditional lower/upper limit defining a conditional selling/buying price range for executing the sell/buy order under certain selling/buying conditions. It is determined whether the selling/buying conditions are fulfilled, including determining whether the sum of the first and second part of the buy/sell order is superior or equal to a threshold volume. The sell/buy order and the buy/sell order are executed against each other if at least the selling/buying conditions are fulfilled. Embodiments allow rapidly executing large trading interests with minimized market impact and opportunity costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Deutsche Boerse AG
    Inventors: Uwe Schweickert, Miroslav Budimir, Peter Gomber
  • Patent number: 8370254
    Abstract: A vehicle identification card is provided to an insured that includes proof of automotive insurance information and charge account information. The card may include an insurance policy covering the insured's vehicle, the VIN number of the vehicle, and other information about the vehicle such as the vehicle's make and model. The card may include account information that allows the card to be used like a credit card. The card may further include means for wirelessly updating information and providing a display to the user, which includes, but is not limited to, a housing, a memory module, a processor, one or more displays, and a power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
    Inventors: John Chandler Hopkins, III, Judy Margaret Cotter